American Discovery Trail Society

Analysis

American Discovery Trail Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Front Royal, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Discovery Trail Society reported income of $105k and spending of $104k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $88k to $105k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, American Discovery Trail Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fort Atkinson Youth Soccer Association ($105k), Saratoga Youth Lacrosse Association Inc ($105k) and Aca Soccer Inc ($105k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $285k against liabilities of $2,405, net assets of $283k.